אֶפְרָתָה

eph.ra.tah

Ephrathah

Strong’s H672Proper name, a person10 times in the Hebrew Bible

ephrathah6

ephrath4

In the text

Genesis 35:16אֶפְרָתָה
Later, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.
Ruth 4:11בְּאֶפְרָתָה
“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.
1 Chronicles 2:19אֶפְרָת
When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.
Psalm 132:6בְאֶפְרָתָה
We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
Micah 5:2אֶפְרָתָה
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.

אֶפְרָ֫תָה n.pr.

1. n. pr. loc. place near Bethel, where Rachel died & was buried

2. id., a name of Bethlehem

3. id., perh. applied to district where Kitjath Jearim lay, on the border of Judah & Benjamin

4. n. pr. f. name given to wife of Caleb

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.